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king of thailand is in the middle of those discussions, talking to johnson, both in bangkok and in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported the venture. he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of celebrations that marked the departure of these troops to south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well-being. visited the wounded seems in the hospital when they came back. he presided over funeral ceremonies for them at these. so from the very beginning thailand was involved. as for whether he would give his blessing had it gone forward, i don't know. it's hard to imagine without his support such a thing taking place. >> host: currently what kind of relationship does the u.s. military have with the thai military? >> guest: the united states still has a close relationship with the royal thai army. this hasn't changed since the vietnam war. we have regular annual exercises with the thais and other regional armies, but they hold them every year in thailand. and many of the thai officers trained in the united states and have contacts
king of thailand is in the middle of those discussions, talking to johnson, both in bangkok and in washington. but when they did start recruiting soldiers, the king made it clear that he supported the venture. he bid farewell, sponsored a lot of celebrations that marked the departure of these troops to south vietnam. he showed a direct personal interest in their well-being. visited the wounded seems in the hospital when they came back. he presided over funeral ceremonies for them at these. so...
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accidental fire broke out at a state department in washington today. seriously injuring three people. according to the dc fire department it was out by the time they got there. >>> protests continue in cairo after egypt's islamist president gave himself close to absolute power. >>> president obama and his two daughters did a little christmas shopping at a virginia book store today as part of small business saturday. we're told he bought 15 children's books. back to "the squeeze." ai >>> right there against the wall. >> hey. >> i got a partner now. i don't care how many guys you interview, i don't think you're going to see this right here because it takes guts, man. >> one informant alone shoulders enough risk by working with authorities. but a team of two enormously ups the stakes as each entrusts his life with the other. invest gatorade dran sand dl oval and this pair of informants whom we've been calling poncho and lefty just started an operation to nab the drug ring on the left side. their plan takes a 180 degree turn, however, one week later. it's
accidental fire broke out at a state department in washington today. seriously injuring three people. according to the dc fire department it was out by the time they got there. >>> protests continue in cairo after egypt's islamist president gave himself close to absolute power. >>> president obama and his two daughters did a little christmas shopping at a virginia book store today as part of small business saturday. we're told he bought 15 children's books. back to "the...
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that didn't matter because he was a smart fellow with great contacts in washington. so johnson if the study about whether to give up the charter and the answer came back as no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it meant that fannie mae could borrow money cheaply and make huge profits and pay huge salaries to the few. while supporting the dial of a nice house for everybody. fan my made a cancel with the -- deal with the devil. it was going to keep the primplegs it was going to do what it had to do to defend in them congress. as fan fannie became more political who would be better at running it than johnson. in 1990, maxwell retired. and he took home a retirement package that equaled more than $20 million. well, even charles schumer normally a big fan was taken aback. he commented, i think maxwell did a good job. that's an obscenity. underjohnson, fan my perfected the lobbying. it went around the country financing housing projects and the district of any congress who might prove useful. the congressman loved posing for pictures in
that didn't matter because he was a smart fellow with great contacts in washington. so johnson if the study about whether to give up the charter and the answer came back as no way. for the shareholders, the government backing was just too valuable. it meant that fannie mae could borrow money cheaply and make huge profits and pay huge salaries to the few. while supporting the dial of a nice house for everybody. fan my made a cancel with the -- deal with the devil. it was going to keep the...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal." congress returns to washington with the clock counting down on time left to tackle the tough fiscal cliff and make decisions about taxes, spending, and budget cuts. states are looking at how they can be affected. a question for you this morning, whether states should have a say in budget talks. here are the numbers to call. if you can also find us online. here is the headline in "the new york times." the pew center has a new study out called "the impact on the fiscal cliff on states." here is what it says. we would do more into these and how they will specifically affect states on an individual basis. there is a question on whether the fiscal cliff would hurt. it says -- our question for you this morning is whether the states should have a stake of in negotiations. looking more in the story "the new york times." it says -- some of the benefits states could receive, nobody is retained that president obama and republicans in congress will fail to reach an accord because they feel -- the
"washington journal" is next. host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal." congress returns to washington with the clock counting down on time left to tackle the tough fiscal cliff and make decisions about taxes, spending, and budget cuts. states are looking at how they can be affected. a question for you this morning, whether states should have a say in budget talks. here are the numbers to call. if you can also find us online. here is the headline in "the new...
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almost all americans are sick and tired of this fighting in washington. they want some kind of agreement to be reached, even to show us they can work together. we look for that as americans in our government. figure it out. figure it out together. all of those things are mixed into the same story. in the next three months, the lame duck, which is not very lame duck, congress figures things out. it will be very interesting to see how it is dealt with. >> we have time for one more question all the way in the back. >> this better be good. >> i am a junior. my roommate is a firefighter. even though he is on call, he always has a schedule. crazy news could happen at any time do you know any other journalists were this call ith ? >> we all go throughf it. -- through it. i was working from it o'clock at night until 8:00 in the morning. that was hard. i had just gotten married. i know of very few people who have not done that shift at one point in their career. when i was overseas, we would disappear for weeks at a time from our families. i have a very strong mar
almost all americans are sick and tired of this fighting in washington. they want some kind of agreement to be reached, even to show us they can work together. we look for that as americans in our government. figure it out. figure it out together. all of those things are mixed into the same story. in the next three months, the lame duck, which is not very lame duck, congress figures things out. it will be very interesting to see how it is dealt with. >> we have time for one more question...
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in washington today, we heard both sides staking out their positions. here's democratic senator carl levin on "meet the press." >> the key is whether the republicans will move away from the rigid position which has been the grover norquist pledge that they signed that they will not go away for additional revenues. >> the gop rejecting the decade-old pledge. here's what norquist said about cham bliss. >> the commitment that he made to the people of georgia was not to me. it was to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and reform government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, he needs to have that conversation with the people of georgia. >>> >> and new today, congressman peter king on the controversy. >> i agree with chambliss. if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed al declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to declare war against japan today. the times have changed. ronald reagan and tip o'neil recognized that in
in washington today, we heard both sides staking out their positions. here's democratic senator carl levin on "meet the press." >> the key is whether the republicans will move away from the rigid position which has been the grover norquist pledge that they signed that they will not go away for additional revenues. >> the gop rejecting the decade-old pledge. here's what norquist said about cham bliss. >> the commitment that he made to the people of georgia was not to...
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>> well, they face a really serious challenge in both washington and colorado. as you know, historically, the states and the federal government have been on the same page when it comes to marijuana policy. in fact, the federal government has depended very heavily on the states to help enforce their mutual marijuana bans, now that washington and colorado have changed course, they've decided to treat marijuana more like alcohol than cocaine or heroin and the federal government is going to have to try to figure out how to enforce its ban on its own. >> and we can look to an analogous case, the case of medical marijuana to kind of come up with a blueprint how the federal government might try to do that. in a number of staow the federal government might try to do that. in a number of states we've seen the department of justice go after landlords, after banks to cut off access to checking accounts for marijuana distributors, things like that, to try to cut down on the marijuana industry. >> a bit of bullying tactics. i'm curious from a law enforcement perspective, if
>> well, they face a really serious challenge in both washington and colorado. as you know, historically, the states and the federal government have been on the same page when it comes to marijuana policy. in fact, the federal government has depended very heavily on the states to help enforce their mutual marijuana bans, now that washington and colorado have changed course, they've decided to treat marijuana more like alcohol than cocaine or heroin and the federal government is going to...